7. MODEL:CYCLES CONTROLS
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7. MODEL:CYCLES CONTROLS
7.1 TRIG KEYS
The
[TRIG]
keys have several uses, including for example, placing trigs in GRID RECORDING mode and
playing a preset chromatically. When pressed in combination with the
[PATTERN]
they select patterns. The
[TRIG]
keys light up to indicate the position of placed trigs and to indicate the selected bank and track.
7.2 ROTARY ENCODERS
The
LEVEL/DATA
,
MAIN VOLUME
and
PARAMETER
knobs (with which you set various parameter values),
are relative encoders which may be spun any number of turns.
7.3 PADS
The Model:Cycles can be played using the
[T1–6]
pads The responsive pads are made of sturdy synthetic
rubber and are velocity sensitive. Pressing a pad triggers its track preset and also sets the pads track to
active.
7.3.1 PAD MENU
Here you can set several parameters related to the
[T1–6]
pads. Press
[FUNC]
+
[BACK]
to access the
PAD menu. Use the
LEVEL/DATA
knob to navigate the menu and change the parameter settings.
FIX
Pad velocity set the pads to trig with a fixed velocity, and sets the value of the fixed velocity. OFF
sets the pads to respond to dynamic velocity. (1–127, OFF)
VDEP
Volume depth sets the depth of the velocity modulation of the volume (amplifier).
(0–127)
DST
Destination selects the modulation destination for the velocity. Preview how the velocity modula-
tion affects the sound by highlighting a destination.
DDEP
Destination depth sets the depth and polarity of the velocity modulation. Both negative (invert-
ed) and positive modulation depth is possible. A setting of 0, equals no modulation depth. (-64.0–63.0)
Press and hold [FUNC] + [BACK] for a second to toggle the fixed velocity on/off.
7.4 KEY BEHAVIOR
As a group, the track selection keys (
[T1–6]
pads) have radio button functionality, i.e., when a new track is
set to be active, the previous one is simultaneously deactivated. You can only select one track at a time.
The
[FUNC]
,
[TRACK]
,
[PATTERN]
, and
[RETRIG]
keys are almost always used in combination with other
keys.
7.5 EXTERNAL MIDI
You can use an external MIDI device (a MIDI keyboard or a computer, for example) to send MIDI note values
to trig several functions on the Model:Cycles.
Of the 128 notes in the standard MIDI range, Note numbers 0–5 correspond to notes C0 through to F0, the
leftmost octave (which is sometimes called C-2–F-2 in some applications). These notes trigger the preset of
track 1 through track 6, respectively (provided they are set to their default channels 1-6). These note values
map to each of the six tracks, regardless of which track is active.
MIDI note numbers 12–60 (corresponding to notes C1–C5, the second through to fifth octaves in the MIDI
range) trigger the preset of the active track in any of its 49 chromatic variations (as if played by the
[TRIG]
keys in CHROMATIC mode, see section below), from lowest to highest pitch.
